Avalonnet News Manager 2.0 ch_readalso.php read_xml_include code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Avalonnet News Manager 2.0. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file ch_readalso.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument read_xml_include results in code injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-2341. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Avalonnet News Manager 2.0. This affects an unknown code block of the file ch_readalso.php. The manipulation of the argument read_xml_include with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in ch_readalso.php in News Manager 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the read_xml_include parameter.

The weakness was presented 05/19/2008 by GoLd_M (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2341 since 05/19/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by GoLd_M and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:ch_readalso.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42459), Exploit-DB (5624) and SecurityFocus (BID 29251†). See VDB-42455, VDB-42454 and VDB-42452 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: GoLd_M
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: GoLd_M
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2341 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2341
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42453
X-Force: 42459 - News Manager ch_readalso.php file include
SecurityFocus: 29251 - News Manager Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 10/23/2024 08:59
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (56), 11/14/2017 13:47 (8), 10/23/2024 08:59 (22)
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Cache ID: 216:3F2:103

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